Longtown Primestock Sale Report
C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 8,235 sheep comprising of 3,712 prime lambs and 4,523 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 23rd September 2021.
A mixed entry of cast cows were forward. The sale topped at £921 for an Angus from EAP Glendinning, Over Cassock, Eskdalemuir. Top per kilo of 110p for a Limousin from J Reed, Knarr, Slaggyford.
More cows wanted for next weeks sale as requested by new purchaser enquiry for continental feeding and finished cows. Please don’t hesitate to contact our auctioneers for further enquiries.
A larger show of 3,712 new season prime lambs were forward sold beyond expectations, easily maintaining last weeks good rates of return being dearer than most centres earlier in the week. Again it was plain to see fed and properly finished lambs received a premium whilst leaner grass types would be better marketed on a Tuesday, albeit feed is a good price but finishers are reaping the rewards for their input.
Best export lambs in short supply and proved very good to sell. Topping price per kilo of 310p achieved for Beltex lambs shown by TR & EA Milburn, Wallend, Brampton.
Heavy lambs also proved very good to cash with all classes wanted for next weeks sale.
Top price per head of £141 for Beltex from T Watson & Sons, High Floweryhirst, Roweltown.
Lightweight lambs of all breeds are in big demand especially better bred texel and beltex lambs. Numbers again are wanted for next weeks sale to satisfy increased purchaser demand.
Included in todays sale was a great run of 389 Easycare tup lambs selling way beyond expectations topping at £81 for a pen of 102 Consigned by M/s J & S Wight Ltd, East Fortisset, Lanarkshire
All classes of well finished prime lambs are keenly sought after on a weekly basis to satisfy an ever-growing customer base here at Longtown. For further enquiries please contact our auctioneers, who will be pleased to take your calls.
An overall sale average of 223.9p (SQQ 224.1p) was achieved
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)
Beltex 310p Wallend, 300p High Floweryhirst, 297p, 292p Wallend, 291p Crawthat, 286p Copperthorns, 285p High Stenries.
Texel 278p Lingey Field, 263p Wyseby Hill Cottage, 261p Rhoin, 251p, 250p Cubbyhill, 250p Maulscastle & Newton Cottage.
Cheviot 262p Brisco Meadows, 234p, 232p Baitlaws, 231p Newton Cottage.
Shetland 247p Carnochan.
Mule, 238p Carnochan, 229p Barsalloch.
Herdwick 239p Hallburn.
Suffolk 241p Wallend 236p Newlands of Smerlie, 235p Toftingall, 231p Falnash, 230p High Wreay & Maulscastle, 227p Lingey Field & Foulshiels, 225p Glenart & Rigfoot.
Blackface 233p Baitlaws, 224p Ballywilline.
Charollais 230p Staffler, 227p Kirndean.
Dutch Spotted 228p Maulscastle.
Dorset 227p Justenlees.
Hampshire 226p South Port o Spittal.
Cheviot Mule 223p Blakehopeburnhaugh, 222p Falnash & Becks.
PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)
Beltex £141 High Floweryhirst, £140 Killeonan & High Stenries, £137 Killeonan, £136 High Stenries, £133 Killeonan, £128 Crawthat, £126 Greenburn, £125 Whins.
Texel £139 Maulscastle, £137 High Stenries, £136 Cocklet Hill, £134 Maulscastle, £129 Torkirra, £126.50 Middle Farm, £125 Shangan, Oaklands & Newton Cottage.
Suffolk £134 Copperthorns, £123 Fenton, £117 Rigfoot, £111 Foulshiels & Staffler, £110 Fenton.
Hampshire £129 South Port o Spittal.
Cheviot Mule £122, £113.50 Blakehopeburnhaugh, £111 Becks.
Dutch Spotted £121 Maulscastle.
Dorset £111 Justenlees.
Mule £110 Mount Farm, £105.50 Whiteside, £102 Minsca.
Cheviot £107.50 Brisco Meadows.
Millenium Blue £105 Howard House.
Charollais £105 Longrow Cottage.
Easycares £81
A similar show of 4,523 ewes were forward, another big percentage of the entry would be hill ewes with continental ewes and heavy mules in short supply. All classes selling to marvellous trade for the time of year and many more well finished and good continental feeding ewes can be marketed to vendor advantage.
Heavy ewes topped at £212 for Texel ewes from IF Murray, Shepherds Cottage, Lowick.
Hill ewes sold to £97 for Blackface ewes from W & A Forster, The Nook, Penton.
Rams to £178 for Texels from G Hodge, Craighead, Abington.
Numbers of ewes are required for next week’s sale, more ewes can be sold on a weekly basis to vendor’s advantage. Please do not hesitate to contact our auctioneers for further entries or enquiries.
HEAVY EWES
Texel £212 Shepherds Cottage, £210 Ridsdale, £205 Heatherglen, £195 Langdyke Cottage & Glengolly, £194 Maulcastle, £192 Ridsdale, £190 Shepherds Cottage.
Beltex £164 Ridsdale, £140 Maulscastle.
Suffolk £152 Maulscastle, £140 Archerbeck, £138 Port o Spittal, £132 Viewley.
Charollais £140 Thackwood & Viewley, £134 Heatherglen, £130 Chaseside.
Bluefaced Leicester £128 Albierigg, £126 Raggetsyke, £116 Laidlawsteel.
North Country Cheviot £117 Viewley, £114 Seaview, £108 Pilmuir, £105 Bradley.
Cheviot Mule £111 Halldykes, £109 Greenburn.
Mule £103 Chapel & Mossilee, £100 Comlongun Mains & Torkirra, £99 Hassendeanburn, £98 Redgate Head, £95 Chapel & The Nook.
LIGHT EWES
Blackface £97 The Nook, £86 Garvilland, £85 Little Tongue, Shitlington Hall, Peela Hill & Burnfoot, £81 Barsalloch, £80 Chapel.
Easycare £92 East Fortissat, £84 Harwood on Teviot.
Cheviot £90 Falnash & Parkhill, £88 Harwood on Teviot, Arkleton, Drycleuchlea & Garvilland, £83 Holm Cottage, £82 Blakehopeburnhaugh.
Lonk £89 Glendiven Cottage.
Lleyn £78, £76, £73 Dolphinston.
Swaledale £75 Round Meadow, £70 Whitton.
RAMS
Texel £178 Craighead, £175 Staffler, £158 Hornby Hall, £155 Raggetsyke.
Charollais £158 Gibblaston.
Suffolk £152 Maidencots, £142 Viewley.
Beltex £150 Newton Cottage.
North Country Cheviot £140 Swinside Townfoot & Newton Cottage.
Blackface £120 Cowden Burn.
Cheviot £116 Meikledale, £115 Unthank, £110 Carlenrigg.
Lleyn £112 Morrell Hill, £110 Heatherglen.
Bluefaced Leicester £106 Parkgates, £104 Gibblaston.
Swaledale £104 Whitton.
Averages:
Lambs
Light to 250.0p (217.1p)
Standard to 297.0p (222.8p)
Medium to 310.0p (224.7p)
Heavy to 300.0p (225.0p)
Overweight to 234.0p (221.3p)
Ewes
Light to £97.00 (£54.57)
Heavy to £212.00 (£92.46)
Rams to £178.00 (£107.32)
corresponding week 2020 sale report
